Peppermint Chocolate Cake

Serves 8

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Your special someone will love this cake's scrumptious combination of irresistible chocolate with the whistling cool freshness of our beloved Peppermint herbal tea. Try this moist, dark and delicious cake for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, and any other day that you want a tasty treat.

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 6 bags Celestial Seasonings® Peppermint herbal tea
• 3 oz unsweetened chocolate, broken into pieces
• 1/2 cup soft butter, plus enough butter to grease the pan
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 cups flour, plus enough to dust pan
• 1 tsp baking powder
• Powdered sugar for dusting cake

Instructions

Preheat the oven at 350 degrees. Bring the water to a boil in a heavy saucepan and add the tea bags. Remove from the heat and steep for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags, carefully squeeze out the excess liquid and discard the bags. Return the tea to a boil.

Combine the chocolate and butter in a large bowl. Pour the tea over the top. Whisk until melted. Stir in the sugar and egg yolks. In a separate bowl, mix baking soda and sour cream. Add to the chocolate and butter batter and mix well. Sift flour and baking powder into the batter and mix well. In another separate bowl, whip egg whites until stiff, then fold them into the batter.

Grease and flour one bundt pan. Pour in the batter. Bake for 40 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and enjoy!

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